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@@jamesfromal then nobody is stopping you! Thanks for coming by, enjoy! 😁

In this video I had a Rand McNally Overdryve 8 Pro 2. About a year and a half ago I upgraded to the Rand McNally TND 1050

@@kendrickf-d6695 I like to use them literally any opportunity I can. More jake usage means longer life of brake components and I like to keep my maintenance as low as possible so I can keep rolling.

@LifeintheHammerLane Wow, Good to know. Appreciate that my man. Do you have any more tips to keep the wheels rolling?

@@kendrickf-d6695 I missed your reply I'm so sorry! Time management! If you can save it till you're off duty, save it. You ain't earnin unless the wheels are turnin. I'm a bit of a crackhead I push it to the max but there's always small things you can do here and there. If you have any questions I'm always here, I'll see this time I promise 🤣

@@TheMatheuscouto AHHHH. I know 😭😭😭 I have one saved I really have to upload it. With my first truck of F&S, 2020 Kenworth. The problem is this 2024 makes so many damn beeps and boops and alarm bells that idk if it would even be enjoyable. I'll try my best though!

@@TheMatheuscouto thank you for reaching out too! I'm glad you enjoy!

@@debbiebjorklund3241 only dumb question is the one that isn't asked! This truck (2019 International LT) does not, but the new Kenworth I drive and new Freightliners do. I believe it's becoming factory standard. Jake brakes have also changed recently. With the truck in this video, if I had the Jake selector on, any time I let off the gas for half a second it would automatically apply the Jakes. Nowadays you have to tap the brake pedal for them to activate. If you've seen trucks going down a hill and just quickly tapping the brake pedal that is why, they're turning the jakes on. Also thank you very much, I'm glad you enjoy! 😁😁😁

@@secmaga20 that's the goal, I'm glad you think so! Welcome, I hope you enjoy!

@@debbiebjorklund3241 welcome! When I worked for this company I would haul pretty much anything you find in the lumber/building material section of Lowe's from the DC to stores. I'm regional so I'd be home every weekend and wouldn't go too far. Even where I'm at now I don't go more then 10 hours or so from my house. Now I do steel and aluminum mostly coil hauling with chains and all that but the same schedule for getting home. Nowadays I use my whole 11 hour drive clock pretty much every day. Thanks buddy, I appreciate it!

@@michaelfinley2189 Cummins X15 425HP. And it's in a 2019 International LT625

@@Chuck.driving yeah I always have my headset on playing something 🤣🤣

@@nickthenoble4895 thanks so much! I actually have the same opinion as you, before I got my CDL and that's what inspired me to make the channel. Favorite part about the job, flatbed especially, is the sense of pride I get at the end of the day. There's a lot of work that goes into flatbed, where maybe a fifth to a quarter of my total work time is spent outside the truck between securing and unsecuring. Ain't nothing more prideful then a super complex load that's strapped and tarped cleanly. Least favorite part of the job is how we are treated: Be it from other cars on the road, or from the companies we work for. We face a lot more adversity then a lot of people seem to realize. Here's a story: Just today I was turning onto I26 near Charleston SC, and traffic was backed up to a crawl. As I was turning right onto the ramp, two cars came flying down the state route from the center lane going straight, made a hard right through my blind spot and very blatantly cut me straight off and I had to slam the brakes hard to miss them. Fully loaded, almost 80,000 pounds. Things like this happen literally daily and it gets very exhausting. Another one was Baltimore, going from the 695 bypass to 95. The lanes merge down to one. And after the lane ended a sedan came FLYING up on the shoulder and pushed me into the outside wall to get in front of me, only to stay there for the next 5 minutes because of traffic. They came within inches of quite literally killing themselves. As they passed and I looked, they had an infant son in a booster seat in the car. Again, I can't stress enough that this happens daily. This is why a lot of truck drivers act very ruthlessly against cars, which you probably have been victim of at least once. While I disagree with their actions, it's very hard not to sympathize with them as a driver myself.

@@nickthenoble4895 and as for treatment from companies..... Well, once I build up the courage I want to make a video about how I was very unfortunately severely taken advantage of by the company I worked for in this video, then chewed up and spit out. I don't think I have that courage yet but I hope to some day soon. Time will tell, if you stick around I'm sure you'll be here to see it. Thanks for stopping by! If any more questions I'd love to answer them!

It's a pleasure, I love what I do!

In this video I drive a 2019 International LT625 with a Cummins X15, 425HP. Its a 10 speed Eaton automatic. Currently with this new company I drive a 2024 Kenworth T680 with a Paccar MX-11 and Paccar 12 speed automatic but with this company I have full range of the stalk to manually shift all the gears.

International LT625

Also welcome!

@@LifeintheHammerLane thanks

X15

Cab looks smooth on the inside

@@TheMatheuscouto sorry for the late response. I will give International credit, I like the interior of this 2019 LT better then the 2020 Kenworth T680 I had up until recently. I have a video of that but have yet to upload it. In February they just gave me a brand new 2024 Kenworth T680 which has a fully digital dash which I love. Will have to showcase that at some point as well

Hey buddy I have one on my PC, been going through it but I'm going to try my absolute best to get it uploaded in the next couple weeks! My new truck is extremely annoying though, all kinds of sensors with beeps and crap, but I'll try to see if I can squeak out more content with it.

When it stops breaking down 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I have a very abusive relationship with PACCAR. Also I had a huge personal debacle happen where I had to move out, I have a new relationship, other things I won't bore you with. I promise it's coming 🤣

Thank you for reaching out though. It motivates me more to get it done. I'm doing well for myself in terms of the company though they are treating me better than I could imagine.

@@LifeintheHammerLane Really? As someone whos startin a career in the Diesel technician area Im curious to know what kind of issues youre havin.

@@LifeintheHammerLane All good tho man, in the meanwhile i still have a lot of these videos to watch, even the older ones where you drivin a Prostar

@@TheMatheuscouto oh dude PACCAR is atrocious. Basically just shitty unreliable parts that fail any time. I got this truck and weeks later broke down with constant gearbox faults without an issue. They tell you to pull over and do a "6 key reset" where you shut off the truck, then go "accessories, off" really fast 6 times then start it. Did that for like 2 weeks until I got to a shop. Ended up being a computer problem (PACCAR transmission). Then my coolant sensor kept saying I had dangerously low coolant any time I went around a bend for WEEKS and then it just went back to normal magically one day. I've had 3 separate coolant leaks. My turbo actuator failed once. My DPF sensor constantly says I need to regen then it'll go away 20 miles later. Couple weeks ago I was driving along and my carrier bearing just shot out of the bottom of the truck in the middle of an Ohio backroad. Luckily I was right down the road from the TA in Wapakoneta or else my drive shaft would be in a corn field somewhere. Now yesterday I got the maintenance light and a derate code, can't see what's wrong unlike my old LT, but when I pulled over the AC compressor wasn't spinning with the belt. I turned the truck off and on again and it started turning again but the derate code is still there. I've had this truck for 5 months. Less than 500k miles.

I've actually been to US Steel there in Dravosburg a few times with the company I work for now. Nice place too, I like going there.

This guy gets it. I used to do crazy massively illegal clock running for them and once I realized I need to calm down and started telling them I'm sorry I can't do that, they let me go literally the second they could. I want to make a video about it soon what happened to me was downright despicable and they absolutely should be exposed for it

Best of luck!!!! One of the good things about this industry is it is literally never too late I'm sure you can put good long time in if you want to.

Thank you very much !@@LifeintheHammerLane

It will be a second life for me !!

I live about 5 hours from Springville as well 🤣 I miss this store so much.

Thank you very much, and welcome! 😁😁

Thanks! Glad you enjoy and welcome!

Jeez you know more about these trucks then I do 🤣 Unfortunately I do not know the gear ratios, however I do know it's a 425HP Cummins X15, and the transmission is a 10 speed Eaton automatic.

@@LifeintheHammerLane thank you for respond, sir ) I just love trucks and trying to point as much details as possible about them, pure interest)) Thanks for your videos)

@@essermax of course! I changed to a different company and drive a Kenworth T680 now. If you stick around you'll eventually see some videos with this truck as well! I don't think the PACCAR sounds as good as the Cummins but still fun to listen to.

@@LifeintheHammerLane holy moly, thats great news! T680 is also one of my faves. Looking forward with impatience to watch new series of your vlog 👍

Yup! This was my 2017 Prostar

I probably was. I used to take a lot of the long runs in between these. If I don't make the money someone else is gonna, so the way I see it, might as well be me 🤣🤣

Correct, and correct. This is the old system though, they just recently changed and now use Netradyne's Driver-I.

Thank you for the welcome back Sean, TH-cam tells me you've been subscribed for a year so happy subscription cake day! As of now I will still be driving trucks yes, on Wednesday I have an interview with AutoZone to run dedicated for a distribution center they have an hour north of me in Hazleton, PA, vs Hagerstown MD which was 2 hours 45 min southwest of me. I'm certain NYC is going to be involved cause its a 400 mile radius, but for six figures that's how you make me a yesman lol! Also would make for some really fun video. I want to say they drive Freightliners from seeing them on the road but don't quote me, assuming the interview goes well we shall see! Also not having a Cummins is literally going to be the biggest thing I'll miss about having a new job, I especially love when you're loaded, up a small hill about halfway up the band that chugchug sound it makes. So pleasing to listen to.

@@LifeintheHammerLane Good luck on the interview, and let me know how it goes! Cummins sure is a great engine, so I understand how you feel about missing it if this job goes through. But you'll probably be getting a Detroit! From what I've seen and heard, Detroits are great engines! Although if the trucks are Peterbilt or Kenworth you just might get lucky and get another Cummins, or maybe even a Cat if they run gliders!

@@GarbageSean long nose Pete with a pre emission Cat, 13 speed manual. That's my dream but nobody runs them anymore so it'll probably only be that, a dream 😅🤣🤣 And I sure will let you know! I'll probably group all of it into one video assuming I actually M A K E the video 🤧🤧

@@LifeintheHammerLane If you ever decide to go owner operator, make sure to get your dream truck and straight pipe it!! And I'm looking forward to the video!

@@GarbageSean hey buddy it's me again! I ended up getting picked up by Fraley & Schilling to mostly haul steel out from where I live to neighboring states. I just got here to Knoxville for orientation tomorrow, then Thursday I'll be back on the road!

Welcome! Thanks for watching! 😁

Oh I have had a real go of it the past couple months 😪 I have an update video to do soon, I'm having a job change so there is this and one more McElroy video then I'm on to M U C H greener pastures. That company is turning into an absolute disaster really fast, I tried my absolute best to keep putting up with it and keep my head down but so the story goes... Thanks for being the first to welcome me back 😁

You're welcome, thank you for watching! I agree, I like the way I do this better. Same with like when I watch playthroughs of video games online, I hate when they sit there and talk about everything under the sun the whole time. Shut up and let me watch the damn game lol.